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Nuclear only runs about 95% of the time. You still need to deal with grid complexities.
by bryanlarsen 2y ago
Nuclear only runs about 95% of the time. You still need to deal with grid complexities.
- Arnt 2y ago1.3 nines of reliability? Awesome. Do you have a source for that, how wide is the variation for different reactor types and operators, does it apply to individual reactors or whole sites when there are several reactors on one site?
- ViewTrick1002 2y agoThe PRIS database has country averaged data for energy availability factor, capacity factor etc. https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/WorldStatistics/ThreeYrsEnergyAvailabilityFactor.aspx https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/WorldStatistics/ThreeYrsEnergyAva...
- Arnt 2y agoI have to say: That looks as if they all value safety over uptime. Thanks.